Rail-joint.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

T. G. ADAMS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27. 1907.

ED STATES PA THEOPHILUS G. ADAMS, OF FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. A rii as, 1908.

Application filed. November 27, 1907. Serial No. 404,198.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEOPHILUS C. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States of America, re-i siding at Freeport, in the countyof Armterlock, to provide a continuous rail, without the use of supplemental connections.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter, in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and its novel features will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 1s a View in perspective of a rail j oint embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a similar view .of one rail disconnected, Fig, 3 is a similar view of the other rail, Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the rail shown in Fi 2, and Fig. 5 is a simila view of the rail shown in Fig. 3. i

The reference numeral 1 designates one of the rails, and 2 the other rail of the joint. The rail 1 has a portion of its tread cut away to reduce its thickness, and is recessed to form a triangular recess 3. The base 4 of the rail is also cut away and recessed to provide a trian ular seat 5. The under surface of the web 0' the rail 1 is formed with a central groove 6. The rail -2 has its tread beveled to provide a rojection 7 fitting the recess 3, and a shou der 8 against which the projecting end 8? of the tread of the rail 1 bears. The web of the rail 2 is cut away as at 9,'and the base 10 is beveled, providing a projection 11 fitting the seat 5 and formed .with a tongue 12 fitting the groove 6 when the two rails are joined.

In cutting away the web of the rail 2, a

part of the tread is also cut away, so that the projecting or remaining part that overla 3 onto the rail 1 is of a thickness equal to t e depth of the cut-away portion of the tread rail 1, this bringing the upper surface of both treads in the same are joined.

Both rails are secured to the ties by spikes 13, and the utility of the improvement will be apparent from the foregoing description, 1n connection with the drawing. It will be observed that both the base and tread portions of the meeting ends of the rails arepositively interlocked, and that the interlocking connection of the projections 7 and 11 with their seats is supplemented and reinforced by the tongue and groove connection,

designated by the numerals 6 and 12.

Theimproved joint not only avoids the use of splice-bars, or fish-plates, and. consequently bolts and nuts, but provide a practically continuous rail,-the beveled surfaces ofvthe seats 3 and 5, and projections 7 and 11 avoiding pounding of the rail ends by the wheels of the rolling stock.

my invention What Having now described I claim as new, is

In a rail j oint, the combination of the rail 1 having the tread thereof cutaway at its end, the inner end of said cutaway portion termlnating in a V-shaped recess, said rail 1 also having a V-sha ed cutaway portion in its base at the en thereof, the said cutaway portion in the base being equal in length to the cutaway portion in the tread, and said rail 1 further having a groove in the base of its Web equal in length to said cutaway portions, and the rail 2 having its web cutaway at the end and the underneath portion of its tread also cutaway, the remaining portion of said tread being equal in thickness to the depth of the cutaway portion in the tread of the rail 1, the end of said tread and of the base of the rail 2 being V-shape to fit respectively with the V-shaped recess in the tread andV-shaped cutaway portion. in thebase of the rail 1', and a tongue carried by the base of the rail 2 and engaging in the groove in the web of the rail 1.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of witnesses.

THEOPHILUSY o. ADAMS.

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